Brother of Parkland school shooter is found trying to break in to three schools: cops
1 month, 1 week ago

Brother of Parkland school shooter is found trying to break in to three schools: cops

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Zachary Cruz, 24, was observed on surveillance footage at multiple school properties, including Wilson Middle School, Wilson High School, and the Valley Career and Technical Center, in Georgia County. open image in gallery The 2018 Parkland high school shooting – perpetrated by Nikolas Cruz – was the deadliest mass shooting at a high school in U.S. history Following an investigation involving the Woodrow Wilson Police Department, the Virginia State Police, and the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office, Cruz was detained on February 4 without incident. Should you have any further questions or information to share, please do not hesitate to reach out to our office.” According to the Augusta General District Court, Cruz’s next hearing is May 1 2025. open image in gallery A candlelit vigil for the 17 students killed and the 17 others injured in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting The 2018 Parkland high school shooting – perpetrated by Nikolas Cruz – was the deadliest mass shooting at a high school in U.S. history. On February 14 2018, Cruz opened fire on students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 17 people and injuring 17 others.

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Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s younger brother arrested for trying to break into 3 schools
1 month, 1 week ago

Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s younger brother arrested for trying to break into 3 schools

Hindustan Times  

Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s younger brother has been arrested for trying to break into three different schools, cops said, according to New York Post. 24-year-old Zachary Cruz was caught on school security cameras “peering inside, indicating efforts to gain unauthorized access,” the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office said. Parkland school shooter’s younger brother Zachary Cruz arrested for trying to break …

Teen fatally shoots a female student and himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say
Top News
2 months ago

Teen fatally shoots a female student and himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A shooting in a Nashville high school cafeteria Wednesday left a female student dead and another student wounded, nearly two years after another deadly school shooting in the city that ignited an emotional debate about gun control in Tennessee. The 17-year-old shooter, who was also a student at Antioch High School, later shot and killed himself with …

Teen fatally shoots a female student and himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say
2 months ago

Teen fatally shoots a female student and himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A shooting in a Nashville …

Teen fatally shoots a female student and himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say
Top News
2 months ago

Teen fatally shoots a female student and himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A female student was killed and another student was wounded Wednesday in a shooting in a Nashville high school cafeteria, nearly two years after another deadly school shooting in the city that ignited an emotional debate about gun control in Tennessee. The 17-year-old shooter, who was also a student at Antioch High School, later shot and killed …

14-year-old student arrested for bringing gun to Apalachee High School months after deadly mass shooting killed 4
2 months, 1 week ago

14-year-old student arrested for bringing gun to Apalachee High School months after deadly mass shooting killed 4

Hindustan Times  

A 14-year-old student was arrested on Wednesday, January 8, for allegedly bringing a gun to Apalachee High School, the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office said. A memorial is seen at Apalachee High School after a school shooting, Sept. 7, 2024, in Winder, Ga. School resource officers arrested the student without incident in the recent case. “We will update you all following …

Inside the chilling cult of the 'Columbiners': Disturbing number of school shooters around the world inspired by 1999 bloodbath as it's linked to latest tragedy where Natalie Rupnow, 15, killed teache
3 months ago

Inside the chilling cult of the 'Columbiners': Disturbing number of school shooters around the world inspired by 1999 bloodbath as it's linked to latest tragedy where Natalie Rupnow, 15, killed teache

Daily Mail  

On April 20, 1999, two teenage boys dressed in black trench coats went on a killing rampage at Columbine High School in what was at one time the deadliest school shooting in American history. Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz researched the 1999 massacre before gunning down 17 people at his Florida high school Investigators said that Cruz, who was sentenced to …

Teenage girl plotting mass shooting at high school is arrested after gun misfires
3 months ago

Teenage girl plotting mass shooting at high school is arrested after gun misfires

Daily Mail  

A 19-year-old student who wanted to find 'peace' with herself shot a classmate at a high school in the northern Brazilian town of Natal on Tuesday, the Rio Grande de Norte Civil Police said. Lyedja Santos, a 19-year-old student, was arrested Tuesday after she shot an 18-year-old classmate in the head at E. Berilo Wanderley School, a high school in …

Shooting in Madison is the latest carnage at a US school or college over the past 25 years
3 months ago

Shooting in Madison is the latest carnage at a US school or college over the past 25 years

Associated Press  

Hundreds of people in the U.S. have died in shootings over the past 25 years in places like offices, stores and theaters, but the carnage perhaps hits hardest when it happens in schools and colleges. APALACHEE HIGH SCHOOL, September 2024, 4 dead A 14-year-old student opened fire inside a Winder, Georgia, high school with an assault-style rifle, killing two other …

Prosecutors say father of Georgia shooting suspect knew son was obsessed with school shooters
5 months ago

Prosecutors say father of Georgia shooting suspect knew son was obsessed with school shooters

The Independent  

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Days after posting mugshot of a boy accused of school threat, sheriff puts video of 2 teens online
6 months ago

Days after posting mugshot of a boy accused of school threat, sheriff puts video of 2 teens online

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Around the country, communities are being battered by a wave of school shooting threats, sparking emergency notifications, urgent group chats and heightened fears among parents that their child’s school could be the next Parkland or Sandy Hook or Uvalde — or any other town hit by mass shootings. Thinking to myself, how many parents in this country …

A suspect is in custody after a teen is critically hurt in a shooting at a Nebraska high school
6 months, 1 week ago

A suspect is in custody after a teen is critically hurt in a shooting at a Nebraska high school

Associated Press  

— Omaha police arrested a suspect about half an hour after a shooting Tuesday that critically injured a teenage boy at a high school in Nebraska’s largest city. Families rushed to Omaha Northwest High School after the shooting was reported by the school resource officer during lunch at 12:23 p.m. Omaha Police Deputy Chief Sherie Thomas said officers from several …

Six years after Parkland, a Florida sheriff on rethinking school shooting prevention
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Six years after Parkland, a Florida sheriff on rethinking school shooting prevention

NPR  

Six years after Parkland, a Florida sheriff on rethinking school shooting prevention A Georgia 14-year-old has been charged with four counts of murder after a fatal shooting at his high school. This has raised a spotlight on how authorities investigate online threats to schools, which is an issue Pinellas County, Fla., Sheriff Bob Gualtieri knows all too well. In the …

1 student shot another in a Maryland high school dispute, police say
6 months, 2 weeks ago

1 student shot another in a Maryland high school dispute, police say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One teen shot another during …

PICTURED: Georgia school shooter Colt Gray as his 'obsession' with Parkland massacre is revealed
6 months, 2 weeks ago

PICTURED: Georgia school shooter Colt Gray as his 'obsession' with Parkland massacre is revealed

Daily Mail  

The baby-faced teen arrested Wednesday at a start-of-the-semester mass shooting at his Georgia high school that left four dead and nine wounded has been pictured for the first time. Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said Gray immediately surrendered when confronted by school resource officers at the scene. Colt Gray opened fire at Apalachee High School in Winder shortly after 10.20am …

US News: Deadly Georgia School Shooting claims 4 lives, injures 9; Biden and Harris condemn violence
6 months, 2 weeks ago

US News: Deadly Georgia School Shooting claims 4 lives, injures 9; Biden and Harris condemn violence

Live Mint  

Four individuals, including two students, were killed in a school shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia. The White House is calling for tighter gun regulations amid ongoing concerns about gun violence in the US At least four people, including two students, were killed and nine others injured when a fellow student opened fire at Apalachee High School in Winder, …

Teenage student charged with murder after four people killed in school shooting in Georgia
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Teenage student charged with murder after four people killed in school shooting in Georgia

ABC  

A 14-year-old has been charged with murder after four people were killed and at least nine injured in a school shooting in the US state of Georgia, according to local authorities. "What you see behind us is an evil thing," Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said at a brief news conference outside Apalachee High School. The two texted "I love …

Parkland Families, Students Watch As Demolition Begins At School Shooting Site
9 months, 1 week ago

Parkland Families, Students Watch As Demolition Begins At School Shooting Site

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Demolition efforts began Friday at the site of the three-story classroom building in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were fatally shot on Valentine’s Day 2018. “But you can never forget something like this.” A woman walks past the site of the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 people. Vice President Kamala Harris, seen in …

Demolition of the Parkland classroom building where 17 died in 2018 shooting begins
9 months, 1 week ago

Demolition of the Parkland classroom building where 17 died in 2018 shooting begins

Associated Press  

PARKLAND, Fla. — A large excavator stretched to the top floor of the three-story building where 17 people died in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, punching its first hole Friday into the classroom where teacher Scott Beigel perished saving students. She toured the building last year, seeing the comparative religion papers he was grading when …

Parkland high school massacre site: Demolition begins as families of the victims look on
9 months, 1 week ago

Parkland high school massacre site: Demolition begins as families of the victims look on

CNN  

Parkland, Florida CNN — For six years, a building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where a gunman killed 17 people, was a nightmare frozen in time. In a statement, the district said Friday it “is continuing to work with the families and school staff to determine future use of the site.” The shooting ripped apart 17 …

"I’d like to see it gone": Teardown begins on Parkland shooting site
9 months, 1 week ago

"I’d like to see it gone": Teardown begins on Parkland shooting site

Salon  

Families of the victims of one of the most horrific shootings in U.S. history watched as demolition began on a building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 students and teachers were murdered in 2018. A Supreme Court ruling Friday morning ended a 2018 federal regulation regulating the use of bump stocks, to the dismay of …

Parkland high school massacre site: Demolition begins as families of the victims look on
9 months, 1 week ago

Parkland high school massacre site: Demolition begins as families of the victims look on

CNN  

Parkland, Florida CNN — For six years, a building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where a gunman killed 17 people, was a nightmare frozen in time. In a statement, the district said Friday it “is continuing to work with the families and school staff to determine future use of the site.” The shooting ripped apart 17 …

Six years after the Parkland school massacre, the bloodstained building will finally be demolished
9 months, 1 week ago

Six years after the Parkland school massacre, the bloodstained building will finally be demolished

LA Times  

Demolition of the 1200 building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., is set to begin Thursday. The three-story building where 17 people died in the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School looms over campus behind a screened fence, a horrific and constant reminder to students, teachers, the victims’ families and passersby. But now …

Harris plans to visit the Parkland school where 14 kids were killed in 2018
1 year ago

Harris plans to visit the Parkland school where 14 kids were killed in 2018

NPR  

Harris plans to visit the Parkland school where 14 kids were killed in 2018 Enlarge this image toggle caption Saul Martinez/Getty Images Saul Martinez/Getty Images Vice President Harris will visit Parkland, Fla., this month to walk the halls of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School with family members of victims killed in a mass shooting there in 2018. On March 23, …

Atlanta SHOCKER: Police detain woman after she opens fires at student outside high school, 4 hurt
1 year, 1 month ago

Atlanta SHOCKER: Police detain woman after she opens fires at student outside high school, 4 hurt

India TV News  

Atlanta: In a shocking incident, four students were shot and wounded outside an Atlanta high school on Wednesday. According to the statement released by the Atlanta Public Schools, shortly after dismissal on Wednesday afternoon, shots were fired from an unknown vehicle, striking four students in the parking lot of Benjamin E. Mays High School. “Atlanta Public Schools Police Department and …

Parents of Parkland victim end up talking about Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting INSTEAD of speaking about the anniversary of their son's death: 'Not surprised at all'
1 year, 1 month ago

Parents of Parkland victim end up talking about Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting INSTEAD of speaking about the anniversary of their son's death: 'Not surprised at all'

Daily Mail  

Manuel and Patricia Oliver were set to speak six years after son Joaquin's death, but in a stunning moment, were subjected to scenes from the shooting instead The parents of one of the children who died during the Parkland shooting had a live interview interrupted by a broadcast from the stricken Kansas City Chiefs parade. As they spoke, footage from …

Key moments surrounding the Michigan high school shooting in 2021
1 year, 1 month ago

Key moments surrounding the Michigan high school shooting in 2021

Associated Press  

OXFORD, Mich. — Jury deliberations are underway in the involuntary manslaughter trial of the Michigan mother of a teenage boy who killed four classmates and wounded others. Nov. 27, 2021: Jennifer Crumbley and Ethan take turns shooting the gun at a range. She writes on social media that it is a “mom and son day testing out his new Christmas …

Florida deputy’s legal team says he didn’t have an obligation to stop Parkland school shooter
1 year, 3 months ago

Florida deputy’s legal team says he didn’t have an obligation to stop Parkland school shooter

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A former Florida sheriff’s deputy is claiming he had no legal duty to confront the gunman who murdered 17 people and wounded 17 others at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School nearly six years ago, his attorney argued Monday. The legal team representing Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit brought …

Uvalde shooter’s cousin is arrested over making a school shooting threat, court records say
1 year, 7 months ago

Uvalde shooter’s cousin is arrested over making a school shooting threat, court records say

Associated Press  

SAN ANTONIO — The teenage cousin of the gunman responsible for the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has been arrested after his family told police he was trying to buy a gun and “do the same thing,” court records show. Police in San Antonio took Nathan James Cruz into custody Monday on charges of making threats to a public …

Case dismissed against teenage cousin of Uvalde school shooter for allegedly threatening school shooting
1 year, 7 months ago

Case dismissed against teenage cousin of Uvalde school shooter for allegedly threatening school shooting

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Since this story was published in August 2023, the case against Nathan James Cruz was dismissed due to a missing witness, according to court records in Bexar County, Texas. CNN — The teenage cousin of the gunman responsible for the 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school shooting was arrested Monday on suspicion of threatening to “do the same thing” to …

Parkland School Massacre Will Be Reenacted With Gunfire As Part Of Lawsuit
1 year, 7 months ago

Parkland School Massacre Will Be Reenacted With Gunfire As Part Of Lawsuit

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PARKLAND, Fla. — Ballistics experts will fire up to 139 shots at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday during a reenactment of the 2018 Parkland massacre organized as part of a lawsuit that accuses a sheriff’s deputy of failing in his duty to protect the victims. Tony Montalto, president of Stand with Parkland, which represents most …

Shots again fired at site of Parkland school massacre in reenactment after lawmakers visit
1 year, 7 months ago

Shots again fired at site of Parkland school massacre in reenactment after lawmakers visit

Associated Press  

PARKLAND, Fla. — Gunfire erupted again at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday as part of a reenactment by ballistics experts of the 2018 massacre that left 14 students and three staff members dead. Earlier in the day, six Democrats and three Republicans from the House School Safety and Security Caucus toured the building for almost two hours …

Shots again fired at site of Parkland school massacre in reenactment after lawmakers visit
1 year, 7 months ago

Shots again fired at site of Parkland school massacre in reenactment after lawmakers visit

LA Times  

Gunfire erupted again at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Friday as part of a reenactment by ballistics experts of the 2018 massacre that left 14 students and three staff members dead. The reenactment is part of a lawsuit by the victims’ families and the wounded that accuses the Broward County deputy assigned to the school of …

The Parkland school massacre will be reenacted, with gunfire, in lawsuit against sheriff’s deputy
1 year, 7 months ago

The Parkland school massacre will be reenacted, with gunfire, in lawsuit against sheriff’s deputy

Associated Press  

PARKLAND, Fla. — Ballistics experts will fire up to 139 shots at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday during a reenactment of the 2018 Parkland massacre organized as part of a lawsuit that accuses a sheriff’s deputy of failing in his duty to protect the victims. Tony Montalto, president of Stand with Parkland, which represents most of the families, …

Victims’ families walk though Parkland school massacre site, untouched for 5 years as evidence
1 year, 8 months ago

Victims’ families walk though Parkland school massacre site, untouched for 5 years as evidence

Associated Press  

PARKLAND, Fla. — For more than five years, the bloodstained halls and classrooms where 17 people died in the Parkland school shooting has remained locked away and mostly untouched — not even the victims’ families were allowed inside. The building was preserved as evidence so that the jurors in last year’s penalty trial of shooter Nikolas Cruz could tour the …

Parkland school police officer who failed to intervene in mass shooting cleared of child neglect charges
1 year, 8 months ago

Parkland school police officer who failed to intervene in mass shooting cleared of child neglect charges

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The former sheriff’s deputy …

Deputy acquitted of all charges for failing to act during deadly Parkland school shooting
1 year, 8 months ago

Deputy acquitted of all charges for failing to act during deadly Parkland school shooting

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida sheriff’s deputy was acquitted Thursday of felony child neglect and other charges for failing to act during the 2018 Parkland school massacre, concluding the first trial in U.S. history of a law enforcement officer for conduct during an on-campus shooting. We’ve got our life back,” Peterson said as he exited the courtroom, his arm …

Former Parkland Deputy Who Stayed Outside During School Shooting Found Not Guilty
1 year, 8 months ago

Former Parkland Deputy Who Stayed Outside During School Shooting Found Not Guilty

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The former Florida school resource officer who stayed outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as a deadly mass shooting unfolded inside in 2018 was found not guilty Thursday A jury deliberated over the course of four days before finding former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson, 60, not guilty of all 11 charges he faced. Former Marjory Stoneman …

Deputy acquitted of all charges for failing to act during deadly Parkland school shooting
1 year, 8 months ago

Deputy acquitted of all charges for failing to act during deadly Parkland school shooting

LA Times  

Former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School School Resource Officer Scot Peterson, left, and defense attorney Mark Eiglarsh stand as the jury enters the courtroom to be dismissed for the day after no verdict was announced in his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A Florida sheriff’s deputy was acquitted Thursday of felony child neglect and other …

Prosecutor: Deputy fled during Parkland school massacre, putting own life ahead of students’
1 year, 8 months ago

Prosecutor: Deputy fled during Parkland school massacre, putting own life ahead of students’

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida sheriff’s deputy fled to safety during the 2018 Parkland school massacre, putting his own life ahead of the children he was charged with protecting and giving the gunman time to fatally shoot several victims, prosecutors told jurors Monday during the closing arguments of his trial on child neglect charges. Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson …

Witnesses to Parkland massacre describe their confusion in pinpointing gunshots’ location
1 year, 9 months ago

Witnesses to Parkland massacre describe their confusion in pinpointing gunshots’ location

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The courtroom battle over whether the sound of gunshots during the Parkland school massacre should have directed a Florida sheriff’s deputy to the attacker’s location ramped up Thursday as defense testimony showed others also thought the thunderous blasts were coming from elsewhere. A sheriff’s deputy, teachers and students, testifying during the trial of former Broward County …

Witnesses to Parkland massacre describe their confusion in pinpointing gunshots' location
1 year, 9 months ago

Witnesses to Parkland massacre describe their confusion in pinpointing gunshots' location

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A sheriff's deputy, teachers and students, testifying during the …

Florida deputy didn’t follow extensive training during Parkland school massacre, supervisor says
1 year, 9 months ago

Florida deputy didn’t follow extensive training during Parkland school massacre, supervisor says

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A former Florida sheriff’s deputy didn’t follow his extensive training on how to stop an active shooter when he didn’t confront the killer who murdered 17 people at a Parkland high school, a former training commander testified Thursday. Former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson had undergone training both in a video simulator and with live actors …

Nashville School Shooting: Audrey Hale Joins List of Ex-Students who Targeted their Alma Mater
1 year, 11 months ago

Nashville School Shooting: Audrey Hale Joins List of Ex-Students who Targeted their Alma Mater

News 18  

Audrey Hale on Monday joined several other shooters who attacked staff and students of their former school. The Sandy Hook School shooting, which is the fourth deadliest mass shooting in the world, was also perpetrated by a former student, Adam Lanza. The 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Florida’s Parkland was also perpetrated by a former student, 19-year-old …

Nashville shooting: A look back at the worst gun violence in US schools
1 year, 11 months ago

Nashville shooting: A look back at the worst gun violence in US schools

Firstpost  

A rampage at Nashville’s Covenant School that killed three children and three adults is only the latest in a tragic and relentless cycle of US school mass shootings. Here are America’s deadliest classroom gun massacres dating back to the late ’90s Washington: A rampage Monday at Nashville’s Covenant School that left three children and three adults dead — plus the …

Decades of deadly gun violence in US schools
1 year, 11 months ago

Decades of deadly gun violence in US schools

Al Jazeera  

Nashville shooting that killed six people, including three children, is just the latest school attack to raise questions about easy access to assault weapons. Here are the deadliest gun massacres of the last 25 years in the United States: Robb Elementary School – 2022 Nineteen students and two teachers were shot dead on May 24, 2022, when an 18-year-old gunman …

Mass school shootings kill 175 from Columbine to Nashville
1 year, 11 months ago

Mass school shootings kill 175 from Columbine to Nashville

Associated Press  

Mass shooters have killed hundreds of people throughout U.S. history in realms like stores, theaters and workplaces, but it is in schools and colleges where the carnage reverberates perhaps most keenly — places filled with children of tender ages, older students aspiring to new heights and the teachers planting the seeds of knowledge, their journeys all cut short. OXFORD HIGH …

1 dead, 1 injured in Texas school shooting; suspect arrested
2 years ago

1 dead, 1 injured in Texas school shooting; suspect arrested

Hindustan Times  

A student opened fire at a Dallas-area school Monday morning, killing one student and injuring another before being arrested on a capital murder charge, police said. The gunman ran from the scene without ever entering the Lamar High School building and was taken into custody by responding officers “within minutes,” Jones said. Jones said the police officers normally stationed at …

Five years after Parkland, school shootings haven’t stopped — and kill more people
2 years, 1 month ago

Five years after Parkland, school shootings haven’t stopped — and kill more people

Salon  

In the aftermath of the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting on Valentine's Day 2018, many Americans hoped that, finally, something would be done to address the problem of gun violence in the nation's schools. School shootings got more common, not rarer, after Parkland Since Parkland, there have been over 900 shootings in K-12 school settings according to our data. In …

23 years ago, another 6-year-old boy fired a gun in school. The victim was his classmate
2 years, 2 months ago

23 years ago, another 6-year-old boy fired a gun in school. The victim was his classmate

CNN  

CNN — When authorities in Newport News, Virginia, announced on January 6 that a 6-year-old boy brought a gun to school and shot his teacher, sending her to the hospital, the country was stunned. At their uncle’s home, the boy and his older brother were most of the time “raising themselves,” said Busch, who led the state’s criminal investigation and …

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